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Attributed to Luca Cambiaso
Estimate
2,500 - 3,500 USD
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Description
- Luca Cambiaso
- The Death of Adonis
- Pen and brown ink and wash;
bears attribution in pen and brown ink, lower left: Luca Cangiago - 12 3/8 x 9 1/2 inches
- 31.5 x 24 cm
Provenance
F. Abbott, Edinburgh (L.970),
possibly his sale, Brussels, Fievez, 22-23 November 1922;
Private Collection, France;
Sale, Paris, Drouot, 19 March 1983, lot 41 (as Luca Cambiaso),
where acquired by the late Jan Krugier
possibly his sale, Brussels, Fievez, 22-23 November 1922;
Private Collection, France;
Sale, Paris, Drouot, 19 March 1983, lot 41 (as Luca Cambiaso),
where acquired by the late Jan Krugier
Exhibited
Berlin, Kupferstichkabinett, Linie, Licht und Schatten. Meisterzeichnungen und Skulpturen der Sammlung Jan und Marie-Anne Krugier-Poniatowski, 1999, no. 28, reproduced (as Luca Cambiaso)
Literature
The Timeless Eye. Master Drawings from the Jan and Marie-Anne Krugier-Poniatowski Collection, exhib. cat., Berlin, 1999, p. 397 reproduced
Condition
Laid down and window mounted. Light scattered foxing, more concentrated in upper half of the sheet. A tiny nick/tear at the left margin, towards the upper left corner. A few small tears at the lower right margin, three located at the level of Adonis' knee. Pen and ink remains fresh and vibrant. Sold in a carved and gilded frame.
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In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
Catalogue Note
A painting by Cambiaso of the same subject is in the Galleria Nazionale d’Arte Antica - Palazzo Barberini, Rome.1 Two other drawings depicting the Death of Adonis are in the Louvre, Paris.2
1 J. Bober, Luca Cambiaso 1527-1585, exhib. cat., Austin, Texas, Blanton Museum of Art, and Genoa, Palazzo Ducale, 2006-07, no. 64, reproduced. p. 341
2 B. Suida Manning and W. Suida, Luca Cambiaso la vita e le opere, Milan 1958, no. LXXVI, figs. 123 and 124.